Cloud / Executive studio
Cloud Managed Databases Overview
Compare Aurora, AlloyDB, and Cosmos patterns with Total Cost of Ownership worksheets.
Overview
Architects and senior engineers evaluate regional latency, backup SLAs, and IAM patterns. Labs stay vendor-neutral while referencing interfaces learners are likely to see in Vietnam enterprise RFPs.
What is included
- Regional latency map exercise for ASEAN traffic
- IAM boundary lab with temporary credential flows
- TCO spreadsheet with capex vs. opex toggles
- Disaster recovery tabletop with teaching assistants
- Encryption checklist mapped to common compliance asks
- Pair writing of architecture decision records
- Office hour on negotiating support contracts
Outcomes you can show
- Publish an ADR comparing two managed offerings with explicit trade-offs.
- Facilitate a DR tabletop summary with timelines.
- Deliver a TCO snapshot leadership can reuse in budgeting.
Experience notes
“ADR template from Kiet now lives in our internal repo; the DR tabletop exposed a blind spot on cross-region DNS.”
FAQ
Hands-on cloud accounts?
You may shadow Flux Blaze sandboxes; personal cloud spend is not included.
Vendor certification?
No. This course informs decisions; vendor certs remain separate paths.
Limitations?
We cannot guarantee feature parity screenshots—cloud UIs change frequently.